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There’s a photo of Lee Coumbs I rediscovered while writing these farewell tribute columns that shows how his spirit warmed our community even during dark, cold times.
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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12/20/24
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Earlier this month, the City of Federal Way released data showing crime rates overall had fallen 11% from a year ago.
That’s great news for any community, especially one of the larger …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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12/20/24
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I served as a member of the Chehalis City Council for 18 years, a position that operates within a structure common to many local elected boards, such as school boards and public utility districts …
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Commentary by Chad Taylor / For The Chronicle
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12/20/24
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A man accused of breaking into an unoccupied Toledo home on Wednesday was arrested after the homeowners’ son found him in the residence, punched him several times and restrained him until …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/20/24
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State lawmakers filed a bipartisan effort Monday to reduce the standard to charge someone with driving under the influence, but there could be opposition on both sides of the aisle.
If approved, …
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By Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/20/24
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In October, it was revealed that the state operating budget faced a potential $5 billion shortfall for the 2025-2027 biennium. While that figure has changed slightly, the shortfall amount for the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/20/24
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The overall winning group “ReNew Market” of the Lewis County Business Academy was honored during the closing ceremony in the TransAlta Commons of Centralia College on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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12/20/24
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Legislation to honor the late mayor of Bucoda by renaming the town’s post office in his honor will now head to President Joe Biden’s desk for final approval.
Spearheaded by Rep. …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/20/24
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Two drivers were transported to a hospital on Thursday after they were involved in a failure-to-yield collision on U.S. Highway 12 near Salkum.
The crash was reported at approximately 6:36 p.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/20/24
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce and Lightcurve Fiber employees held as ribbon-cutting ceremony during a Business After Hours event at Jeremy’s Farm to Table in Chehalis on Thursday, …
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12/20/24
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Approximately 70 concerned Fords Prairie neighborhood residents attended a town hall at the Centralia High School library on Thursday, Dec. 19, to learn more about the recent announcement that their …
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12/20/24
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A year after naming the Northwest one of seven new “regional hydrogen hubs” in a nationwide competition, the U.S. Department of Energy is beginning its review of possible environmental …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/20/24
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Jay Inslee knows the one place he won’t be going when he leaves office as Washington’s governor next month.
Idaho.
“I am not moving to Idaho. I do not have any …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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12/20/24
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Erin Michelle West, the teacher who died in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School Monday in Madison, Wisconsin, was remembered Thursday by her pastor as "a godly, kind, compassionate woman. …
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Samara Kalk Derby / The Wisconsin State Journal (TNS)
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12/20/24
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A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized after a vehicle struck her in Tacoma on Wednesday night, police say.
Officers were dispatched around 8:40 p.m. to the 6800 block of South K Street after a …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/20/24
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Two wild cougars on the Olympic Peninsula have been killed by bird flu, as the disease continues to spread to more species.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Panthera, a global …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/20/24
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Anyone who shares useful tips related to the October ballot box fires in Vancouver, Washington may be rewarded with up to $30,000.
On Thursday, the Arson Alarm Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/20/24
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A closed Sunnyside company that sold juice for school lunch programs and its owner have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from inspections that found filthy, putrid and decomposing juice products, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/20/24
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New tests on DNA collected from a cigarette butt and the inside of a Chevy Blazer helped investigators unravel a grisly 1997 double slaying of a Stevens County mother and her daughter.
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/20/24
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Seattle police are asking for the public's help in finding a 53-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a King County Metro bus driver in the University District early Wednesday, the first killing …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/20/24
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